Redd
New member
I haven't posted on the forum in a long time and I even had to cancel a winter backpacking trip this past year as I was just too busy finishing my PhD at Penn State and planning my wedding & honeymoon for April.
Now we (my bride and I) have relocated to Maryland - even further away then central PA - and I'm longing for the air, mountains, streams, and lakes of 'The North Woods'.
I'm trying to plan some sort of multiday loop hike around Lower and Upper Ausable lakes, taking in Colvin, Nippletop, Sawteeth, Pyramid and whatever else I can manage. The plan is to take along my 1.5 yr old dog (Shepherd mix) with me...I've been attempting to break him into a trail worthy companion, on the less technical trails of PA, MD and VA. Having been over the length of the great range, I know there are several sections on the west side of Gothics or Saddleback that may be too difficult for my dog, with ladders and steep pitches.
Any word of warning for the Ausable Lake region?? Should the Sawteeth trail from the lake be avoided by taking the Weld trail instead?
Thanks for the input!
Redd & Dakota
Now we (my bride and I) have relocated to Maryland - even further away then central PA - and I'm longing for the air, mountains, streams, and lakes of 'The North Woods'.
I'm trying to plan some sort of multiday loop hike around Lower and Upper Ausable lakes, taking in Colvin, Nippletop, Sawteeth, Pyramid and whatever else I can manage. The plan is to take along my 1.5 yr old dog (Shepherd mix) with me...I've been attempting to break him into a trail worthy companion, on the less technical trails of PA, MD and VA. Having been over the length of the great range, I know there are several sections on the west side of Gothics or Saddleback that may be too difficult for my dog, with ladders and steep pitches.
Any word of warning for the Ausable Lake region?? Should the Sawteeth trail from the lake be avoided by taking the Weld trail instead?
Thanks for the input!
Redd & Dakota